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Status and Diversity of Ornithofauna in Joggers Park, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India


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1 Animal Diversity and Ecology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow - 226007, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Buddha P. G. College, Kushinagar - 274403, Uttar Pradesh, India
 

The present study was done to account for the status and diversity of ornithofauna of Joggers Park, Lucknow, U.P., India. The field explorations were carried out from September 2021 to August 2022. During the period of study, a total of 62 species of ornithofauna were identified which belonged to 13 orders and 32 families. The order Passeriformes had a maximum number of bird count (34 species) belonging to 16 families. The least number of bird species was recorded in orders Strigiformes, Charadriiformes, Apodiformes, and Galliformes each containing 1 species. All the 62 avian species reported in Joggers Park come under the least concerned category of IUCN. Out of the total species, 49 species were resident and 13 Residents were Migratory (RM).

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Diversity, Ornithofauna, Resident Migratory Birds, Status
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Authors

Anshu Mishra
Animal Diversity and Ecology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow - 226007, Uttar Pradesh, India
Prateek
Animal Diversity and Ecology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow - 226007, Uttar Pradesh, India
Himanshu Mishra
Buddha P. G. College, Kushinagar - 274403, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vikas Kumar
Animal Diversity and Ecology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow - 226007, Uttar Pradesh, India
Ashish Kumar
Animal Diversity and Ecology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow - 226007, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract


The present study was done to account for the status and diversity of ornithofauna of Joggers Park, Lucknow, U.P., India. The field explorations were carried out from September 2021 to August 2022. During the period of study, a total of 62 species of ornithofauna were identified which belonged to 13 orders and 32 families. The order Passeriformes had a maximum number of bird count (34 species) belonging to 16 families. The least number of bird species was recorded in orders Strigiformes, Charadriiformes, Apodiformes, and Galliformes each containing 1 species. All the 62 avian species reported in Joggers Park come under the least concerned category of IUCN. Out of the total species, 49 species were resident and 13 Residents were Migratory (RM).

Keywords


Diversity, Ornithofauna, Resident Migratory Birds, Status

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